McStroke

Season 6, Episode 8, Aired

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Peter decides to grow a mustache, and after being mistaken for a fireman, ends up lending a hand when a fire breaks out at a local fast food restaurant. The owner gives him unlimited burgers as a thank you, but he eats too many and has a stroke. When Peter recovers, he vows to expose the fast-food company for what it really is, becoming friends with a genetically engineered cow along the way.moreless
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  • Peter gets unlimited free hamburgers at McBurgertown after he saved a man's life (who happens to be the owner of McBurgertown)

    9.5
    "Superb"
    By tigerdude22, Dec 15, 2011
    Peter decides to grow a mustache, and after being mistaken for a fireman, ends up lending a hand when a fire breaks out at a local fast food restaurant. The owner gives him unlimited burgers as a thank you, but he eats too many and has a stroke. When Peter recovers, he vows to expose the fast-food company for what it really is, becoming friends with a genetically engineered cow along the way. I thought that this was an excellent episode of "Family Guy". It was hilarious all the way through the storyline was well thought out at least for the most part. The only thing that did keep me from giving this episode a 10 was seeing Peter's left body being paralyzed and it was kinda disturbing to look after a while. Other than that, this episode was fantastic. Oh my gosh!!! The Stewie/Brian storyline when Brian makes a bet with Stewie that Stewie needs to see that high school kids can be gullible or something like that but it was hilarious. The very ending with Stewie saying "I am who I am" and then walks out of high school naked was drop dead hilarious. The cow part of this episode cracked me up. Some of you might find it ridiculous but I found it hilarious. The Robin Williams cutaway was funny and the Sesame Street parody is hilarious. Overall, an excellent episode of "Family Guy" with a well though out storyline and tons of excellent humor. 9.5/10moreless

  • Very funny.

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    By jmbsonic555, Oct 10, 2011
    Peter decides to grow a mustache, and after being mistaken for a fireman, ends up lending a hand when a fire breaks out at a local fast food restaurant. The owner gives him unlimited burgers as a thank you, but he eats too many and has a stroke. When Peter recovers, he vows to expose the fast-food company for what it really is, becoming friends with a genetically engineered cow along the way.
    It was great until the Cow comes in.

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  • Fantastic!

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    By teenj12, Feb 15, 2011
    Great episode, but it took too long to get to the main point. The whole mustache bit was slightly funny, but the Peter's stroke and everything after was hilariouse. It was funny how Peter wanted revenge on the Mcburger company. Peter is so funny at times ^_^ . At the end, I didn't like how the family was mean to the cow. The cow was a little bit annoying but it helped Peter get his rightful revenge on the McBurger company.

    Overall, this was a funny episode. Mostly the second part. I don't understand why Family Guy has this kind of set up for its episodes thoug. It alright, their episodes are still pretty enjoyable.moreless

  • A very funny episode, the cow part was ridiculous though.

    8.0
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    By Weezing101, Jan 22, 2011
    Beware, this review may contain alot of spoilers. It isn't super revealing but just be aware that it tells alot of the plot. Peter grows a mustache and he falls in love with it. A burger joint catches on fire one day and Peter decides to save a man who is trapped in the building. He saves the man but his mustache is burned off of his face. Peter is rewarded a whole bunch of free burgers. He has a stroke after eating 30 of them. After the stroke, Peter is quite deformed looking and tries to get revenge on the burger place even though it wasn't their fault. So anyway, that's what the episode is about. Peter gangs up with a talking cow that he rescues from a slaughter house that is used by the burger joint. I really did not understand why there had to be a talking cow. The cow even played instruments. You would just have to see the episode. It was pretty good for the first half and slowly went down hill after that. I would recomend it simply for the first half of the episode.moreless

  • Funny in parts, good subplot, though mostly average

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    By AdrenalinDragon, Sep 22, 2010
    "McStroke"

    Grade: B-

    This episode of Family Guy is a pretty average one, though it does have good sides to it. The idea of Peter growing a mustache is good, though the 2nd half of the episode is not as good. The episode does have its funny moments though, such as Peter tying up Brian as a new mustache, talking gibberish Italian, and trying to drive and sing "It's The End Of The World As We Know It" with a stroke. The subplot with Stewie is also quite good, since the reactions the cool kids give to Stewie are pretty funny, though what takes the cake is his revenge he does to a girl at the end of the subplot. The cow ending of the main plot didn't work too well for me, but McStroke does have its moments so I'll give it that one.moreless
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    • Peter: Black mail call! Lois: Peter, you were supposed to collect Cleveland's mail, not go through it. Peter: Lois, black people aren't like you and I, and I find that hilarious!

    • (after the the judge rules in favor of McBurgertown industries) Peter: What!? Hey c'mon, that's not fair! Judge: Well Mr. Griffin, what did you expect? They have a hundred lawyers. And you tried to bribe me with a subsription to Grape Soda Today, which I already have!

    • Lois: Peter, have you seen Brian? Peter: (with his back to her, his voice is muffled) No, Lois. I have not. Lois: Well, I haven't seen him since this morning and I--what is that on your head? (Peter turns to reveal Brian duct taped to his face) Peter: It's a mustache, Lois! What, you've never seen a mustache before?! Brian: (calmly)Lois, would you mind calling the police or something? Peter: Quiet, mustache!

    • Peter: (looking at Mustache Aficionado Magazine) Wow, look at these men. What class! What grace! And all because of a little upper lip hair. Lois, I am gonna grow a mustache. And I'll have it made like the Monopoly guy. Except when he goes directly to jail.

    • (Peter is seen walking into a stem-cell research facility, and later walking out all cured) Peter: How long was I in there? Guard: About five minutes. Peter: Why are we not funding this!?

    • Stewie: Well Brian, you've lost your bet. I, or rather my alter-ego Zack Sawyer, am currently the most popular boy at James Woods High. Brian: Well, Stewie, you got the best of me on this one, congratulations. I guess you'll be hanging up your wig now? Stewie: Oh no Brian, I'm enjoying myself too much. Do you know I have a date with Connie D'amico this Saturday night at Anal Point? Brian: Ah, I've heard about that place. Stewie: Really? What's it like? Because I have no idea. Brian: Well, uh... I suppose if you imagine it like a parking space that you think "gosh, there's no way I'm gonna be able to fit in there." But then you fold in the side view mirrors, and sure enough, well, look at that. Stewie: Well, in that scenario, it sounds like I'd rather be the parking space than the car. Brian: Yeah, that's what I always guessed.

    • Stewie: (after watching One Tree Hill) God these high school students are lame. I'm a freaking baby, and I'm cooler than they are. Brian: What the hell do you know about high school? Stewie: Are you kidding? These kids today are so easy to manipulate. If you plopped me in the middle of a high school, I could be the most popular kid there in a week. Brian: Really, would you care to place a wager on that? Stewie: Absolutely, what are the stakes? Brian: Okay, if I win, and you can't do it, you have to put your nose in Meg's hat and take an eight second inhale. Stewie: Okay, it's a bet. Brian: Great. Stewie: Kiss on it? Brian: What?

    • Peter: If i'm gay then Freddy Mercury was gay. Brian: Freddy Mercury? The lead singer of Queen? He was incredibly gay. Peter: He was not, he had a mustache.

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    • Heinz Foods The badges on the fire helmets is similar to the Heinz Foods shield, as seen on the familiar Heinz Ketchup bottle. The "57" refers to their trademark 57 varieties.

    • Zack Sawyer Stewie's alter ego "Zack Sawyer" is a parody of "Peyton Sawyer", a character from popular teen drama One Tree Hill

    • Josie and the Pussycats One shot of the Pleasent Valley Sunday video features Peter, the Cow, Brian and the Cops popping into a four-way split screen, duplicating a sequence from the opening titles of this 1970s cartoon series, which itself often featured the type of musical chase scene spoofed here.

    • Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan The Cow (voice by Ricardo Montalban) states that many died in the slaughter house including "my beloved wife". Khan (who was also played by Montalban) says this to Kirk when talking about stranding him on Seti Alpha VI.

    • Wimpy: I would gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today. Wimpy was a character in the Paramount cartoon series Popeye, who had a fondness for hamburgers but never had any money.

    • Mayor McCheese When the man at the McBurgertown headquarters is giving Peter and Brian a tour, one of the pictures visible in the background is strikingly similar to a McDonaldland character, Mayor McCheese, who has a human body but a cheeseburger for a head.

    • McStroke The title of this episode is a play on the prefix McDonald's attaches to many of their menu items.

    • Spider-man Peter mentions "With great mustache, comes great responsibility!" A spoof from Spider-man's famous line; "With great power, comes great responsibility!"

    • The Monkees The "chase" scene in the McBurgertown headquarters is a nod to the 60's sitcom The Monkees, complete with the song 'Pleasant Valley Sunday'.

    • Shawshank Redemption The Monopoly Guy's fight in jail against three other prisoner's is a reference to the 1994 movie Shawshank Redemption.

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